fires
District house fire hits family of eight
COLAC DISTRICT communities have united to help a family that lost all their belongings and Christmas presents in a house fire this week.
Managers vow to re-plant cemetery’s burnt hedge
COLAC CEMETERY’S manager says the cemetery’s fire-damaged hedge could take about five years to re-grow.
By Kiel Egging
Burnoffs spark fires across Colac district
Authorities will introduce fire restrictions two weeks earlier than last year, after Colac and district fire crews fought four out-of-control burnoffs in hot, windy conditions.